Industry News from Energy Services

The proportion of UK electricity generated from gas fell to 16-year lows last year as cheaper coal prices spurred generators into increasing coal-fired power to its greatest share of the electricity mix since 1996, government data shows. ›

The UK’s installed wind electricity generation capacity will increase by 250% by 2020 compared with today’s levels, a factor that will change the shape and level of wholesale prices, according to a government-commissioned report. ›

ExxonMobil and Qatar Petroleum have agreed a deal making it possible for the UK to import liquefied natural gas from their proposed $10bn export project at Golden Pass in Texas, opening up a new source of potential gas supply for Britain. ›